"I really think our defense did a great job of giving us some really good positions. They gave us some turnovers early, and if we would have been able to take advantage of that, I think we would have had a good day. But we've just got to go back and learn from what happened.

"Hopefully, we'll get an opportunity to see [Seattle] down the road. [But] we have to go out and win and it starts with our preparation for Dallas coming up."

Eagles Running Back LeSean McCoy

"We've got to move on. We've got to win this division. That's the most important thing."

Nick Fierro, Morning Call Sports Reporter

Under second-year coach Chip Kelly, the Eagles still are in excellent position to win a second straight NFC East crown this season, yet have consistently failed to prove themselves against the NFL's elite.

The Eagles aren't at the Seahawks' level, and none of Chip Kelly's well-crafted play calls or formations, none of his beliefs about athletes' pace and conditioning, would change a few simple truths: The Seahawks' secondary could handle the Eagles' receivers, and the Eagles' defense couldn't handle Russell Wilson. So he punted and moved on to next week . . . to the Dallas Cowboys, and the game that will decide the NFC East.

Chip Kelly has won 19 of the 30 NFL games he has coached, including the playoffs. He is building a winning culture and a winning program in Philadelphia. But it is not at elite level, and it is fair to wonder whether it will get there from the track it is on right now.

Kevin Cooney, Bucks County Courier Times Sports Columnist

The team that has oozed swagger and the coach who often shows that he's loaded with — uh, guts — was humbled Sunday evening by the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field. And the lesson that comes out of the 24-14 loss to the Seahawks is simple to read.